Category: Home Theater
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Mac Dev Center Publishes “Gifts and Gadgets for the Geek Minded”
Reading Time: 2 minutes MacDevCenter.com, part of the O’Reilly Network, published a holiday gift guide yesterday called Gifts and Gadgets for the Geek Minded. The author, Terrie Miller, published a similar guide at this time last year. Although the choices are oriented toward Macintosh users, there are a number of cross-platform picks. I thought the…
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Market Analysts Conclude TiVo is at a Crossroads, Needs Cable Partner
Reading Time: 2 minutes In PVRblog’s coverage of this story, readers have pointed out some potential flaws in this analysis. One major component of the conversion to digital television is the elimination of the need for a free-standing set top box. As consumers begin to adopt HDTV, they will have the opportunity to replace their…
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Nirotek Reportedly Achieves Surround Sound Effect With Speakers in One Location
Reading Time: < 1 minute Martin O’Donnell pointed out an article from New Scientist that says Nerotek has developed an integrated home theater speaker system that delivers surround sound from a single point in the room. According to the article, the Niro 1.1 Pro achieves the surround sound effect by placing five speakers in the…